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Transient poverty among pastoral households in the semi - arid lowland of Baringo district, Kenya
(Ozean publication, 2012)Abstract This study was carried out in Baringo District of Kenya to determine poverty among sedentary and semi -nomadic pastoral households. Results indicate that the sedentary agro-pastoralists tend to diversify their ... -
Diet of the largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède), in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008-11)Abstract The major food items of adult largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède), in Lake Naivasha, Kenya are not markedly different from those in its native range. Although insects and their larvae are major ... -
Toll-like receptor variants are associated with infant HIV-1 acquisition and peak plasma HIV-1 RNA level
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Objective: We evaluated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLRs with infant HIV-1 acquisition and viral control. Design: Infant HIV-1 outcomes were assessed in a Kenyan perinatal HIV-1 ... -
Recent changes in the fishery of a new tropical man‐made lake, Lake Kamburu (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2006-01)Five years after inundation, two varieties of Cyprinus carpio—the common carp and the mirror carp, have appeared in the commercial fishery in Lake Kamburu. Species of Tilapia continue to remain the most abundant fish in ... -
An overview of aquaculture in eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1992-04)Egypt, Kenya and Malawi, have the earliest recorded history of fish farming in eastern Africa, dating back to the beginning of the century. Between 1940 and 1960 aquaculture started in Rwanda, Uganda Zambia, Zimbabwe and ... -
Optical Properties and Raman Studies of Amorphous Se-Bi Thin Films
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Flash evaporated amorphous Se_____Bi_(x = 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 at.%) thin films of 350 پ} 10__ thickness have been investigated in the wavelength range of 200nm − 3000nm. It is found that the effect of increasing bismuth ... -
The food, feeding habits and distribution of a siluroid catfish, Bagrus docmac (Forsskal), in the Kenya waters of Lake Victoria
(University of Nairobi, 2006-01)Adult Bagrus docmac in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria feeds mostly on fish–Haplochromis spp. and Engraulicypris argenteus (Pelligrin). Juveniles prefer aquatic benthic invertebrates with Phyllogomphus aethiop.?(K.elys), ... -
Kafue Flats
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Species combination in tilapia culture
(University of Nairobi, 1982)Preliminary determinations for the best species combination for the fastest rate of growth of Tilapia nilotica (Saro therodon niloticus) and T. zillii indicated that T. nilotica grew better (1.3 g/day) when raised with T. ... -
Intertextuality in Joseph Conrad’s Under Western Eyes and Ngugi wa Thiongo’s A Grain of Wheat
(University of Nairobi, 2013)From the youth of Kenya’s political independence to the present, Ngugi wa Thiongo has symbolized the unending struggles of the masses for cultural, political and economic freedoms from western materialism and a new ... -
Abnormal terns, sick sea and shore birds, organochlorines and arboviruses in the Indian Ocean
(University of Nairobi, 1977-07)It has been suggested that congenital abnormalities and defects of feather growth of young terns along the east coast of the USA may be due to organochlorine pollution. Similar abnormalities are also found in young terns ... -
Seasonal dynamics of suspended-sediment plumes from the Tana and Sabaki Rivers, Kenya: Analysis of landsat imagery
(University of Nairobi, 1984)Landsat imagery of the Kenya coast, in conjunction with meteorological, oceanographic, and river discharge data, was used to analyze coastal movement of suspended sediment from the Tana and Sabaki Rivers. The distribution ... -
Techniques For Measuring Flow In Channels
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Issues In The Legal Organisation Of Irrigation In Africa
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Foraging behaviour of the giant leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni)
(University of Nairobi, 1977-12)Observations of the giant leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni) were made in southern Kenya, East Africa. This bat was present in the study area only in March and early April, at the beginning of the March to May rains, ... -
The Food Of The Nile Perch, Lates Niloticus (l.), After The Disappearance Of The Haplochromine Cichlids In The Nyanza Gulf Of Lake Victoria (kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 1988-04)After the disappearance of the haplochromine species in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria as a result of predation by Lates niloticus, the latter has turned its attention to aquatic invertebrates and other fish. Changes in ... -
Histological Studies On The Testis Of Tilapia Leucosticta And Other Species Of The Genus Tilapia (pisces: Teleoste)1
(University of Nairobi, 1969-04)ABSTRACT: Histological studies carried out on specimens of the cichlid fishes T. leucosticta, T. nigra, and T. zillii collected in the East African Rift Valley crater lake, Lake Naivasha reveal that various stages of ... -
Testicular neoplasms in Kenyan Africans
(University of Nairobi,, 1978)Over a 9-year period 40 testicular and paratesticular neoplasms were seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Their incidence rate was 0.08 per annum per 100,000 Kenyan males. This low incidence was largely ...
